Months after its recognition within the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s shared governance structure, the Classified Staff Executive Committee will hold elections for a representative campus congress.
Gov. Scott Walker wants to finish his college course work using a new flexible degree option through the University of Wisconsin System. One problem: There are no immediate plans to offer classes in the fields he?s interested in.
The Onion is turning funny into money as a digital media company.
Following up on promises to make the University of Wisconsin System?s finances easier to understand for the average observer, UW System President Ray Cross presented the proposal to revamp the annual budget process to the UW Board of Regents Thursday.
Sarah Mangelsdorf, dean of the college of arts and sciences at Northwestern, where she is a psychology professor, has been named UW-Madison?s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.
Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin professor turned TV producer, wants more people to identify with their inner fish.
University of Wisconsin police are actively investigating a sexual assault that happened in a campus residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a release.
While universities often boost commerce in an area, having a concentrated, highly-educated workforce in a city can also cause stark economic segregation, an effect a recent study found shapes life in Madison.
Hollywood finally recognizes the star potential of University of Wisconsin quarterbacks.
Madison police are putting a safety plan in place ahead of Saturday?s Final Four game.
A representative from the Tucson, Ariz., Police Department will be in Madison this weekend to watch how officers handle the crowds following Saturdays Final Four game.
A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist is among three who will receive honorary degrees from The University of Wisconsin at this year?s commencement for doctoral, MFA and professional degree candidates.
A national research center led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor may help save the Defense Department millions of dollars on the logistics of shipping military equipment, according to a statement Wednesday.
Noted: Paul J. Kundert, president and chief executive of the University of Wisconsin Credit Union, said barring all ATM fees would make students insensitive to the costs of multiple withdrawals, and warned that financial institutions couldn?t absorb the fees either.
The first black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School returned to campus on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Wednesday, where she was presented with the Wisconsin Alumni Association?s Distinguished Alumni Award.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department discharged Capt. Peter Ystenes March 12 following the discovery of ?inappropriate? photographs on department equipment, according to a UWPD press release.
A UW-Madison police captain was fired after an internal investigation revealed he used department equipment to take hundreds of inappropriate photos of department employees and members of the public.
Police seized an illegal explosive material that is more powerful than TNT from a downtown residence Saturday afternoon, officials said.
A UW Police spokesperson tells 27 News the subjects of photographs taken by fired police captain Peter Ystenes are being contacted by police officials, with the department?s chief characterizing the photos as inappropriate.
Noted: As for other professional development opportunities for Madison schools staff, district spokeswoman Rachel Strauch-Nelson said the board is set to consider a partnership with UW-Madison?s School of Education. Gloria Ladson-Billings ? a black education professor who was on the board of the proposed Urban League school ? would be the ?lead? in that effort, Strauch-Nelson said, ?so that we can ensure that issues of equity and diversity are the center of all of our core professional development as a district.?
Madison police detectives are continuing to investigate the materials found in a downtown Madison residence Saturday.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department captain that was fired amidst an internal investigation allegedly took inappropriate pictures of the public, officials said.
World-class computer science and electrical engineering schools at the UW-Madison and other colleges are a part of that picture, as well as the availability of former Epic and Sonic Foundry employees who leave and wind up working for young companies.
The gathering draws ridicule and outrage from some, especially political conservatives, who question the need for it and the amount of tax money helping to stage it. Among the two dozen co-hosts of this year?s conference are Madison Area Technical College, UW-Madison and the city of Madison?s Department of Civil Rights. Most co-hosts are paying a fee between $500 and $3,000, according to organizers, although UW-Madison is kicking in $5,000.
Noted: The story’s subject is a cousin of Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney.
The Wisconsin basketball vibe has never been uptight, militaristic or stilted, but they have a reputation for being no-nonsense, efficient. Yet this UW team has more freethinkers and class clowns, and coach Bo Ryan’s approach has mellowed.
The Sunshine Week fortune cookies and their messages serve as a reminder to those elected or appointed to do the public?s business that they work for you ? the voting and taxpaying public. UW-Madison and the UW System did not always remember this wisdom.
UW hasn?t exactly been a tournament bust during Ryan?s first 12 seasons. The Badgers have compiled a 16-12 record while making the field every year. They have reached five Sweet 16s and one Elite Eight. Still, it hasn?t been enough for some people.
Re ?Go West, Young People! And East!,? by Nicholas Kristof (column, March 16), about the need for more American students to gain experience abroad. (Writer is a UW student in Cape Town.)
The Weather Channel visits the UW-Madison’s Dairy Research Center at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station to look at the science of keeping cows happy and healthy though the winter.
An article Tuesday in the Local section about fines against the University of Wisconsin-Madison for violating USDA animal care regulations mischaracterized a citation involving the death of a dog as being more serious than it really was. The dog was treated correctly by researchers, but they failed to report the incident to an appropriate manager.
A team from The Associated Press has won the 2014 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics for a story that revealed the CIA ties of an American who vanished in Iran.
Noted: A widely publicized study by University of Wisconsin researchers even suggested that early voting options, by themselves, actually reduce overall turnout, in part because Election Day hoopla is diminished. The study was published in 2014.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to settle animal welfare violations.
Noted: Of 3,200 children?s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children?s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin.
[C}andor is not the only characteristic that sets the 20-year-old UW-Madison astrophysics major apart from most politicians. He is a Pirate. Meaning, of course, that he is a member of the Pirate Party.
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the Great Lakes, has launched its “Eat Wisconsin Fish” campaign to capitalize on the seasonal uptick in demand for trout, whitefish and lake perch.
A 17-year veteran of the UW-Madison police department was fired Wednesday,the department said.
U.S. News and World Report?s has ranked University of Wisconsin graduate programs among the highest in the country again in its 2015 edition of the ?Best Graduate Schools.?
A former accountant accused of stealing more than $144,000 from a university department will spend 80 days in jail, according to a release from UW-Madison police.
UW-Madison art grad Yvette Pino recruited her for the project.
Noted: The measure wouldnt guarantee that Marquette would join public universities such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Milwaukee in fielding sworn officers to keep the peace on campus ? that would ultimately be a decision Marquette would make together with existing law enforcement agencies.
The 27-year-old will graduate from Madison Area Technical College this spring and will start work on her bachelor?s degree at UW-Madison in the fall. She wants to be a registered dietitian.
An Academic Staff representative raised concerns at an assembly meeting Monday regarding a committee appointment made last month by the Academic Staff Executive Committee.
Noted: In teachers, the practice can reduce stress and burnout and have ripple effects in the classroom, according to a study published last August by the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Center for Investigating Healthy Minds.
Barbara Wolfe, a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said Ryan?s paper simply misstates the findings of one of her papers studying the effect of housing assistance on labor outcomes.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate working group presented a draft outlining changes to a research and graduate school position at a committee meeting Monday, recommending a division between the two roles.
“With plenty of emerging technology, Madison is a great place for women in STEM to make a good living, while also taking advantage of the University of Wisconsin?s many academic forums and opportunities. Wisconsin Women in Government also does great work to advance the number of females serving in political office,” Estately writes.
Instead, Grothman commented on the high-level economic courses Rickman said he had taken while earning a UW-Madison degree by making disparaging comments about the university, which Grothman also attended. ?I took a few classes in economics at UW,? Grothman said. ?And I?d almost consider that a minus.?
The newly formed Digital Lab for Manufacturing will develop a variety of digital tools to enhance efficiency and lower the cost of manufactured products. The Defense Department kicked in $70 million to the effort, with companies and research universities throughout the country joining as partners.
Johnson, a 6-foot-3 center playing her first season for the Badgers after transferring from UConn, was one of 11 players voted to the first team by the coaches. She is the first Badger to be named first-team All-Big Ten since Jolene Anderson in 2008, and 10th in program history.
While it?s foolish to expect the Badgers to win every game in a rout, there have been several times this season when a nice Sunday drive turns into a white-knuckle journey for UW.
The man brought in to fix glitches in the deeply flawed payroll and benefits system used by about 75,000 employees in the University of Wisconsin System has stepped down from his job after two years, the UW System announced late Monday night.
Several University of Wisconsin System schools, including UW-Madison, have been forced to limit the number of students admitted into nursing programs because of a shortage in staff.
It was announced Friday that Rumpel is one of 18 nominees for the inaugural Mike Richter Award, which will go to the most outstanding goaltender at the NCAA Division I level.
Dwindling attendance at sporting events is a growing concern across the college landscape. A wide range of topics were discussed at the first two meetings ? everything from the music played at men?s hockey games to the price of ice cream at the Kohl Center.
Because Oates knows there are others out there who consider coach Bo Ryan a failure because the Badgers haven?t reached an NCAA Final Four on his watch, he would like to review what Ryan has given UW fans in his 13 seasons.
Asia accounted for an estimated 2,162 in-migrants to Dane County yearly from 2007 to 2011. It’s safe to say that UW-Madison is responsible for a large portion of that, in particular because of a rapidly growing number of Chinese students.
The TAA raised the question of athletics? contribution to the project last week when it blasted an email campus-wide urging students and staff to petition Athletics Director Barry Alvarez to have his department pay half the cost of the rebuild.
Human behavior in environmental policy was a key topic at Thursday?s Sustainability Forum held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
